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2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the physical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Full Physical Sciences at Western Michigan University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Illinois State University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 951
Michigan 1,288
Ohio 1,581
Illinois 1,686
Wisconsin 873

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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